239: Chapter 239 Acquiring Yulong! The Eccentric Salesman Xiao Chen!

Chapter 239: Acquiring Yulong! The Eccentric Salesman, Xiao Chen!

It wasn't just a slight lack; it was a significant deficiency!

Su Yang felt that Shang Guibing hadn't even figured out how to be a boss.

His skill list was indeed quite impressive.

But among those skills, Su Yang couldn't find a single one related to company management or operations!

To Su Yang, this was very abnormal.

Either Shang Guibing lacked the talent for management,

Or he simply hadn't put any heart into the management and operation of the company.

A person like this was indeed top-tier for technical work, but he wouldn't cut it as a boss.

Su Yang continued to ask, "President Shang, you haven't really put much thought into the company's operations and management, have you?"

Shang Guibing lowered his head. "I don't really like dealing with those kinds of chores!"

"Then who has been handling these things?"

"In recent years, Xiao Chen has been helping to handle them!"

"Alright then!"

Su Yang didn't have much hope for this Xiao Chen either. "So, are you still the one making the major decisions for the company?"

Shang Guibing sighed softly. "Yes!"

"President Shang, to be honest, you are not suited for managing a company!" Su Yang said very bluntly. "Perhaps you are better suited for technical work."

Liu Fengshan also chimed in from the side, "President Shang, our Chairman Su is right. I also think you're better suited for technical work. You should have realized this after all these years."

"Indeed!"

Shang Guibing nodded.

Although admitting his shortcomings was painful, it was just as Liu Fengshan had said.

Over the years, he had indeed become aware of this problem.

Su Yang changed the subject: "Could I have a tour of the company?"

"Of course!"

For the next while, Shang Guibing took Su Yang on a tour of Yulong Technology.

Yulong Technology currently had a total of twenty-seven regular employees, including HR, finance, and the cleaning lady.

Su Yang took a brief look and found that among the dozen or so technical employees at Yulong Technology,

most of their skills were actually quite good.

The management side, however, was quite ordinary, and some parts were even lagging behind!

At this time, Su Yang also met the 'Xiao Chen' that Shang Guibing had mentioned.

Xiao Chen's full name was Chen Yiming, and he looked to be under thirty years old.

He didn't come from a technical background; he was a salesman.

Yet, this salesman had actually acquired Entry-level Software Development Company Management skills, Common-level Programming skills, Entry-level Civil Litigation skills, Entry-level Software Development, Entry-level Financial Auditing, and Entry-level Debt Collection...

Heh!

He had originally thought Xiao Chen was the problem, but it turned out the biggest problem was actually Shang Guibing!

What kind of work was Xiao Chen doing at Yulong Technology?!

He was starting to feel a bit sympathetic toward Xiao Chen!

However, there was one thing Su Yang had to admit: Shang Guibing seemed to be quite respected by the employees in the company.

Every employee who saw him would take the initiative to greet him.

It was clear that even though Yulong Technology's business situation wasn't great,

these employees were still quite satisfied with their boss!

Afterward, Su Yang got a general understanding of Yulong Technology's business. Overall, Yulong was indeed losing money, but the losses weren't massive!

The company had almost no liquid capital; it was barely enough to pay the employees' salaries for the next month!

There were companies that owed Yulong Technology money, and Yulong Technology owed money to others as well.

This was probably why Xiao Chen had Entry-level Civil Litigation and Debt Collection skills.

He had no choice!

Shang Guibing had made him do it!

As for other management layers, there were almost none; the entire company was Shang Guibing's one-man show.

It seemed like Shang Guibing managed everything in the company, yet also seemed like he managed nothing...

Anyone could see that Yulong was in a state of slow death!

But even though the company was struggling, Shang Guibing would always pay the employees on time.

How should one put it?

Shang Guibing was a bit of an oddball!

But he truly was not suited to be a boss!

After introducing the company's situation, Shang Guibing also went through the reality of the company in his mind and gradually began to face the facts:

"Chairman Su, what do you think of Yulong?"

"The technical staff seem to be quite good!"

Hearing Su Yang's evaluation, a smile finally appeared on Shang Guibing's face. "I taught them all!"

"Mm." Su Yang nodded seriously. "It seems President Shang really enjoys teaching others!"

He thought of the Common-level Programming among Chen Yiming's skills!

A perfectly good salesman had actually learned that!

Should he say Chen Yiming was dedicated to learning?

He didn't believe it!

"As long as they want to learn, I'm willing to teach!"

At this point, Shang Guibing's expression darkened slightly.

He thought of the group of programmers who had left the company in recent years.

"President Shang, name a price!"

"Will Chairman Su lay people off?" Shang Guibing asked after a moment's hesitation. "My employees are all quite good, and it's not easy to find jobs outside right now!"

"I probably won't touch the programmers," Su Yang said somewhat conservatively. "I might replace some of the other staff, but the changes won't be too large."

"That's good then!" Shang Guibing thought for a moment and asked, "The company has over 200,000 in debt and over a million in accounts receivable that haven't been collected. If you want to buy it, I can sell it to you for three million!"

Mainly because many of those bad debts would likely never be recovered...

"Deal!"

"Uh..."

Shang Guibing didn't expect Su Yang to agree so readily.

He suddenly felt a bit of regret, wondering if his asking price was too low.

But he couldn't think of any other higher value Yulong possessed.

Yet, he was too embarrassed to go back on his word and re-quote!

Next, Su Yang asked, "President Shang, what are your plans after selling the company?"

"I don't know!" Shang Guibing shook his head helplessly. "Originally, I wanted to hold on a bit longer, but Chairman Su is right—I really am not suited for running a company!"

"Are you interested in continuing to work at Yulong?"

"Continue?"

"Yes!" Su Yang nodded. "After all, Yulong was founded by your own hands. Don't you want to keep working here? Besides, if you resign, what can you do? You're only forty, in the prime of your life. Do you plan to go home and retire?"

This man was a technical big shot; there was no reason for Su Yang to let him go.

If Shang Guibing wasn't good at management, he could just hire a General Manager who excelled at it.

Shang Guibing was indeed not suited for business, but he was perfect for technical work!

And he loved teaching others—even a salesman had been taught up to a Common-level Programming level... Wouldn't this be even better for cultivating talent?

"What annual salary do you want?"

Seeing Shang Guibing frowning and still hesitating, Su Yang began to help him make a decision.

"Is 700,000 okay?"

"800,000!"

"Uh!"

Shang Guibing looked at Su Yang in a daze, not expecting Su Yang to offer him such a price.

During his peak, he could indeed earn a million-dollar annual salary.

But he was older now.

People like him in big companies were usually the type to be 'optimized' away!

"You will only be responsible for the technology; you won't need to worry about anything else. I will send a specialist to handle the company's management."

"Let me think about it some more!"

Shang Guibing was still a bit hesitant!

After selling the company, he actually didn't want to stay here!

It just felt like a failure!

Liu Fengshan clearly saw that Su Yang was very interested in Shang Guibing and also helped out from the side, "President Shang, just stay! Anyway, you have nowhere else to go right now!"